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1954 Roxy Portable Serial # 30245 1954 Roxy Portable typewriter, Serial # 30245 Guillermo Fernandez Boan's 1954 Roxy Portable typewriter. 2017-03-31 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Guillermo Fernandez Boan: 1954 Roxy Portable Serial # 30245 The "laptop" first incarnation (flat as many modern portable computers).
Strange for me at first glance, you can not make it operate off its transportation case (you can not even can split the typewriter from it). A 180 degrees turn put the typewriter in function (and you never go out of power, at least while you are alive).
Ribbon very dry, and I do not intend to damage the platen hammering the keys in order to mahttp://typewriterdatabase.com/191x-bennett-pocket-model.7652.typewriterke the famous fox jump over the boring dog.

This is the "Roxy" incarnation of the "Rooy".

1954 Roxy Portable #30245

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Guillermo Fernandez Boan (ORTBRAKER)
Created: 03-31-2017 at 08:51AM
Last Edit: 03-31-2017 at 08:54AM


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The "laptop" first incarnation (flat as many modern portable computers).
Strange for me at first glance, you can not make it operate off its transportation case (you can not even can split the typewriter from it). A 180 degrees turn put the typewriter in function (and you never go out of power, at least while you are alive).
Ribbon very dry, and I do not intend to damage the platen hammering the keys in order to mahttp://typewriterdatabase.com/191x-bennett-pocket-model.7652.typewriterke the famous fox jump over the boring dog.

This is the "Roxy" incarnation of the "Rooy".

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Hunter: Guillermo Fernandez Boan (ORTBRAKER)

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Argentinian lawyer resident in Buenos Aires city.
For half a century, enthusiast typist. Now enthusiast typewriter hunter.



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